High School...lettered all four seasons at Westerville Central High School for head coach Scott Walberry...a 2006 First Team All-Ohio Capital Conference selection and named to the First Team All-District squad...recorded 18 strikeouts in one game...tabbed No. 19 in Ohio's class of 2007 by the Buckeye Scout...named as one of the top prospects in Ohio by multiple scouting services

Personal...undecided on a major...born June 3, 1989 in Valparaiso, Ind...sister, Brittany, plays soccer at Baldwin Wallace...parents are Richard and Lisa Thomas